by philip | Apr 21, 2012 | Blog, Marin Marais, Maris Project Concerts, Non classical music
Program – Mara! meets Marais John Dowland (1563 – 1626) – Now O Now Marin Marais (1656 – 1728) – Pièces de viole, cinquième livre, Paris 1725 Rondeau le doucereux Idée grotesque Double de L’ ideé grotesque Sarabande La Demoi Gigue Martin Codax...
by philip | Apr 9, 2012 | Blog, Commissions and New Music, Maris Project Concerts, Non classical music
One of the frustrating things about being a musical performer outside the all pervasive popular or rock genres is that invariably one gets stuck with the label “classical musician” with all the negativity this can entail. The US music critic Alex Ross commences his...
by philip | Feb 23, 2012 | Blog, Commissions and New Music, Marin Marais
Sydney based viola da gamba player Alice Chance completed her HSC in 2011. She learns from Jennifer Erikson and will perform one of her own compositions with Jenny in this year’s HSC ENCORE performances at the Sydney Opera House in March 2012. Australian Viola...
by philip | Feb 16, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
Mara meets Marais (MMMP001) Directed by Mara Kiek and Jennifer Eriksson. Dur.53’29” This is an unexpected mix of instruments, styles and eras, brought together by the personal chemistry of the performers, and their sense of the common factors in the music of a...
by philip | Feb 10, 2012 | Blog, General, Marin Marais, Maris Project Concerts
Mara Meets Marais; Mara Kiek and the Marais Project; CD MMMP001 This new disk is due for its official launch on Sunday 29th April (see Concert Diary), but I’d be surprised if you can’t score a copy before then. The Marais Project for this recording comprises Jennifer...
